John Neal (cricketer)

John Howard Neal (18 October 1926 – 18 April 2012) was an English cricketer. Neal was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Ditchling, Sussex and educated at Hurstpierpoint College.

John Neal

Personal information
Full name	John Howard Neal
Born	(1926-10-18)18 October 1926 Ditchling, Sussex, England
Died	18 April 2012(2012-04-18) (aged 85) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950–1951	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 28 Batting average 14.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 23 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2020

Neal made his debut for Sussex in the 1950 Minor Counties Championship against Essex. Neal played a further two Minor Counties Championship matches from 1950 to 1951.^[1] Neal made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1951.^[2] In Sussex's first-innings, he scored 5 runs before being dismissed by Malcolm Hilton. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for 23 runs by Alan Wharton.^[3] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

Neal died in hospital on 18 April 2012 after a short illness.

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Neal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
2. "First-Class Matches played by John Neal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
3. "Lancashire v Sussex, 1951 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

External links

• John Neal at ESPNcricinfo
• John Neal at CricketArchive